humiliate

/hjuːˈmɪlieɪt/ v.
标准词条 CET-6IELTS
一句话记住

羞辱；使丢脸

释义与例句

v. 羞辱；使丢脸
to make someone feel very ashamed, embarrassed and without dignity, especially in front of other people
  1. The manager humiliated him by criticising his work in front of everyone.
    经理当着所有人的面批评他的工作，使他当众丢脸。
  2. She did not mean to humiliate the student with her remark.
    她说那句话并不是有意羞辱那名学生。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. The unexpected defeat humiliated the defending champions.
    这场意外的失败让卫冕冠军颜面尽失。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 humiliate 比 embarrass 语气更强，强调“羞辱、损害尊严”。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • humiliation 羞辱；耻辱
    名词，可指羞辱他人的行为，也可指被羞辱的感受。
  • humiliating 令人蒙羞的；丢脸的
    形容词，描述使人感到羞耻或失去尊严的经历。
同义词
  • embarrass 使尴尬；使难堪
    embarrass 指使人尴尬或不自在；humiliate 语气更强，强调公开羞辱并损害人的尊严。
    Personal questions embarrass him in social situations. 在社交场合，涉及隐私的问题会让他尴尬。
常见搭配
  • publicly humiliate 公开羞辱
    The newspaper was accused of trying to publicly humiliate her. 这家报纸被指责试图公开羞辱她。
  • humiliate somebody in front of 当着……的面羞辱某人
    A teacher should never humiliate a child in front of the class. 教师绝不应当着全班的面羞辱孩子。
  • feel humiliated 感到受辱
    He felt humiliated when they laughed at his accent. 他们嘲笑他的口音时，他感到受到了羞辱。